Trial To Assess The Relationship Of Science And Technology Cooperation Between China And The Eu

Some changes in the global socioeconomic environment, such as the paramountcy of the knowledge-based economies along with the fact that the economic model based on labor-intensive consumer goods exports is close to reach its saturation point in China, have compelled Chinese leadership find new ways to advance Chinese society and to accommodate the mandates of the knowledge-based economy. Therefore, one pillar of China's current grand strategy stands on science and technology (S&T) advancement, in order to increase Chinese competitiveness in the international stage. The results have been compelling, placing China into a higher innovation stage, hence, altering the global knowledge balance.The new configuration of global power balance poses new challenges to traditional innovation centers like the United States, Japan or the European Union, whose large number of scientific cooperation all around the world are carried out under the leadership of natural scientists, who regard institutional support as scarce, and basically relying on informal networks following self-organizing principles. These elites are compelled to better accommodate the leverage of new emerging innovation powers, such as India or China.An examination of Chinese and European innovation systems will be offered by means of examining the governance patterns, the guiding principles and the operating instruments of both sides, making special emphasis on the Chinese National medium-and long-term S&T development plan 2006-2020 and the European Framework Programme for Research and Development. Results of the foregoing analysis along with opinions andviews of a selected panel of experts in the Sino-European S&T affairs will show that despite the two systems put in place by both actors seem to be able to foster efficient S&T interactions, some areas are still leave room for further streamlining on both sides. On the European end, further emphasis should be placed in a more targeted approach to S&T engagement with China. On the Chinese side, a close evaluation of the dictates of technocracy seems mandatory in order to maintain the current progress in fostering indigenous innovation. These findings gain strength in analysis of the Spanish case study in the life sciences area.